A U.S. House committee last week approved an aviation bill that could boost development and flying of unmanned aircraft for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the Air National Guard Base in Springfield, reports the
Dayton Daily News.
The measure, which authorizes operations at the Federal Aviation Administration, includes an amendment pushed by Reps. Mike Turner, R-Centerville, and Steve Austria, R-Beavercreek, that would set aside air space at four sites to test unmanned aerial craft. The designation is necessary because of the danger of testing unmanned craft near commercial planes or populated areas.
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